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André Vellozo Wants to Open a Savings Account for Your Data
The DrumWave founder believes the internet made a category error: it treated people as customers while their phones quietly turned them into producers. His proposed fix is part software, part accounting and part political argument.
DrumWave Inc.
DrumWave Inc. is a Mountain View, California technology company building the financial rails for a new data economy - one where personal and corporate data is treated as an owned, savable, tradable asset. Its flagship dWallet platform and Data Savings Account let individuals and companies store certified data, exchange it with consent, and earn income from it, much like a bank account for the information people generate every day. Founded in 2015 and led by Brazilian-American entrepreneur Andre Vellozo, DrumWave gained attention for launching its Data Savings Account at Money20/20 USA in 2024 and for partnering with Brazil's state tech firm Dataprev on what is billed as the world's first national data monetization program.